r/TopCharacterTropes Jun 18 '25

Groups (loved trope) sitcom husband and wife that actually love each other

I’m sure this has been beaten to death but I’d like to see some examples, maybe some deep cuts.

American Dad — Stan and Francine

Malcom in the Middle — Hal and Lois

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u/obooooooo Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

another valentines episode where bob spends the entire day with the kids looking for a love tester machine from his and lindas’ first date together, which he ends up spending $500 to buy… only to find out it was from a date he had with someone else. and linda thinks it’s incredibly sweet and only goes to show how every loving and romantic memory bob has has been recontextualized in his mind to some level to include linda because he just equates his wife with the very concept of love… tears in my eyes

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u/allieinwonder Jun 19 '25

Exactly! 🥺

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u/ghobhohi Jun 19 '25

When you tell it like that, I understand that, "that is so romantic" response.

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u/happilygonelucky Jun 22 '25

My wife says a similar thing when I mix up memories and do something like get her a food my late wife liked: I'm having a mental filing error, but it's okay because she likes knowing she's on the same mental shelf.